The pope has faced several health challenges in recent years, including knee problems requiring a wheelchair, respiratory ...

Since it became independent in 1929, Vatican City has been the world’s smallest state. Every evening the gates close, leaving ...

WITH ruthless ambition, suspense and even spies, hit movie Conclave lays bare the fight to succeed as a new Pope. The ...

The Vatican issued an apology, stating that the pope “never meant to offend or express himself with homophobic terms,” but Francis has been ambivalent in the past about gay priests and ...

All priests are required to maintain celibacy. Homosexual men can train to become Catholic priests in Italy but not if they "support the so-called gay culture", according to new guidelines approved by ...

The Vatican has given gay men the go-ahead to become priests, provided they remain celibate and refrain from promoting "gay culture," according to a directive published by the Italian Bishops ...

VATICAN-(MaraviPost)-An Italian priest has been excommunicated from the Catholic Church for saying Pope Francis is not the real pope. Father Natale Santonocito, 61, parish priest of the San Cesareo ...

The Vatican later apologized. In June, the pope was again accused of repeating an anti-gay slur during a meeting with priests in Rome. The repeated use of the slur shocked many Catholics who had ...

While Conclave nabbed several Oscar noms this morning, including Best Picture, there is a real-life Vatican drama happening ...

Priests who are gay often express fear about discussing their sexuality. Francis approved the 2016 Vatican instruction, which was largely an update of a previous document issued by Pope Benedict ...